Director/PDMR Shareholding

British Airways PLC
20 November 2006

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DR 3.1.4R(1).


(1)      An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures
         of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)      An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer
         should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8,13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)      An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging
         managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)      An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of
         the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and
         24.



Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.



1. Name of the issuer



British Airways Plc



2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in
accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or

(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as
extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or

(iii) both (i) and (ii)



(iii)



3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director



Robert Boyle



4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person
discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the
connected person



N/A



5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person
referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest



Robert Boyle



6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or
financial instruments relating to shares



ordinary shares of 25p



7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of
shares held by each of them



Robert Boyle





8 State the nature of the transaction



Exercise of share options under the Executive Share Option Plan 1999 and the
Long Term Incentive Plan 1996 and the disposal of the resulting  shares



9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
acquired



301,119 shares under the Executive Share Option Plan

45,335 shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan



10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)



minimal



11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
disposed



346,454



12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)



minimal



13. Price per share or value of transaction



Exercise price - Executive Share Option

39,473 @ 380p

30,456 @ 394p

111,464 @ 157p

87,016 @ 181p; and

32,710 @  321p



Sale price 480.57p



Long Term Incentive Plan - Nil cost option

Sale price 482.70p



14. Date and place of transaction



17 November 2006 - London



15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following
notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)



Nil



16. Date issuer informed of transaction



20 November 2006



If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes



17 Date of grant



....................................



18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised



....................................



19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



....................................



20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)



....................................

....................................



21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at the time of exercise



....................................



22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
notification



....................................



23. Any additional information



....................................



24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries



Alan Buchanan

Tel: [phone]



Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making
notification



Alan Buchanan

Company Secretary



Date of notification

20 November 2006




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